Masahudu Alhassan

Ghanaian international footballer

Masahudu Alhassan
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-12-01) 1 December 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Tarkwa, Ghana
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Ravshan Kulob
Youth career
Prampram Mighty Royals
2008–2010 Rimini
2010–2011 Genoa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Genoa 4 (0)
2012–2013 → Novara (loan) 18 (1)
2013–2015 Udinese 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Latina (loan) 42 (1)
2015 → Latina (loan) 16 (1)
2015–2016 → Perugia (loan) 11 (0)
2016–2017 Perugia 3 (0)
2018 Teuta Durrës 13 (1)
2018–2019 Al-Ain
2020 TPS 17 (1)
2021–2022 ENPPI 0 (0)
2023 Jazz 12 (0)
2024– Ravshan Kulob 0 (0)
International career
2011 Ghana U20 3 (0)
2011–2012 Ghana 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:49, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Masahudu Alhassanpronunciationⓘ (born 1 December 1992) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Tajik club Ravshan Kulob. He made eight appearances for the Ghana national team between 2011 and 2012.

Club career

Alhassan spent his early career with the youth team of Ghanaian club Prampram Mighty Royals, before joining the youth team of Italian club Rimini,[2] before later signing for Genoa, where he made his professional debut.[1]

In January 2013, it was announced that Serie A club Udinese had signed Alhassan on a co-ownership deal, for €1.5 million, as part of Antonio Floro Flores's deal.[3][4] Udinese also signed Alexander Merkel in the same deal. In June 2013 Udinese signed Alhassan outright for another €620,000.[3]

On 4 August 2013, he joined Latina on a loan deal.[5] In January 2015 he returned to Latina.[6] He moved to Albanian club Teuta Durrës in January 2018.[7]

On 6 September 2018, Al-Ain has signed Alhassan for one seasons from Teuta Durrës.[8] On 26 February 2020, Alhassan joined Finnish club Turun Palloseura for one year.[9] In May 2023, Alhassan was signed by FC Jazz.[10]

On 28 February 2024, Alhassan signed a one-year contract with Tajikistan Higher League club Ravshan Kulob.[11]

International career

Alhassan was part of the Ghana national under-20 football team at the 2011 African Youth Championship.[12]

On 7 November 2011, Alhassan was called up to the Ghana senior squad to face Sierra Leone and Gabon.[13]

In December 2011, Alhassan was named to Ghana's provisional 25-man squad for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations,[14] and in January 2012 he was selected for the tournament's 23-man squad.[15]


Career statistics

Club

As of 21 May 2012[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coppa Italia League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Genoa 2011–12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Novara (loan) 2012–13 18 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
Career total 22 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 1

International

As of 29 February 2012[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ghana 2011 2 0
2012 6 0
Total 8 0

References

  1. ^ a b c Masahudu Alhassan at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Profile". Ghanaweb.com.
  3. ^ a b Genoa C.F.C. S.p.A. bilancio al 2013-12-31 (in Italian). Genoa: Italian C.C.I.A.A. 2014.
  4. ^ "Masahudu Alhassan joins Udinese on a co-ownership deal with Genoa". Simon Paul. goal.com. 7 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Masahudu Alhassan loaned to Serie B side Latina FC". Umar-Farouk Atipaga. goal.com. 4 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Alhassan torna in nerazzurro" (in Italian). US Latina Calcio. 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Defender Masahudu Alhassan joins Albanian side FK Teuta".
  8. ^ Al-Ain is officially signed by Masahudu Alhassan
  9. ^ Italian Serie A: SSA Pelannut Laitapuoustaja Masahudu Alhassan TPS-Paitaan, fc.tps.fi, 26 February 2020
  10. ^ "FC Jazzille vahvistus, joka on pelannut Italian pääsarjassa" (in Finnish). Satakunnan Kansa. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Тавре қаблан иттилоъ додем ҳимоятгари ботаҷрибаи канории 31-сола Алҳасан Масаҳуду, ки таҷрибаи бозӣ дар дастаҳои Удинезе, Ҷеноа, Перуҷӣ аз давлати Италияро дорад бо дастаи "Равшан"-и Кӯлоб ба муҳлати як сол шартномаи ҳамкорӣ ба имзо расонид". instagram.com/fc.ravshan1965/?hl=en (in Tajik). Ravshan Kulob Instagram. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Alhassan – my confidence has grown". MTNFootball.com. MTN Group. 4 February 2012. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  13. ^ "Black Stars squad announced". Ghana Football Association. 7 November 2011. Archived from the original on 9 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  14. ^ Mensah, Kent (15 December 2011). "Ghana announce 25-man squad for 2012 Africa Cup of Nations". goal.com. Goal.com. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  15. ^ "Masahudu Alhassan - 2012 Africa Cup of Nations profile". MTNFootball.com. MTN Group. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  16. ^ Masahudu Alhassan at National-Football-Teams.com
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